The U.S. government is open again, but many low-income people are still waiting for federal benefits they count on. The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), which mainly helps ...

The Food and Nutrition Service currently has a workforce of about 1,200 employees, according to the latest data from OPM. It’s not immediately clear how many FNS employees will be asked to relocate. A ...

BEAUMONT, Texas — Southeast Texas farmers facing crop losses from extreme weather, including a recent winter freeze, are turning to federal assistance programs for relief, though officials say the aid ...

The longest government shutdown in U.S. history affected many federal programs that help Americans. While the government is back up and running, some of those aid programs are not. The government ...

Federal agencies made an estimated $186 billion in improper payments in fiscal year 2025, a $24 billion increase from the ...

The USDA-Economic Research Service (ERS) December update to Commodity Costs and Returns provides a comprehensive look at per-acre production costs for the nine principal row crops: corn, soybeans, ...

Federal funding cuts are impacting food assistance programs and local farmers on the Central Coast, causing losses in production and income. A program that connects farmers with food banks to provide ...

MINNESOTA, USA — Weeks after the longest shutdown in United States history, the effects are still being felt in Minnesota. Money meant for energy assistance programs like the one provided by Minnesota ...

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Ahead of an estimated 150,000 Illinois households losing access to federal food assistance on May 1, Illinois launched two ...